Door panel removal

briguy · 07-22-2006, 09:04 AM

Hi people,
My trunk release switch has failed on my 2001 optima and i need to get the drivers door panel off to get at it. i got the screws out from around the panel but couldnt figure out how to get the 2 small buttons off the upper side. Does anyone know how to get these out ?

vicelord · 07-22-2006, 12:17 PM

just use a flat head screwdriver and pop em out. i have a rio but if im not mistaken the button covers are th same. just pop em out and be careful as to not scrath the panel all up. once u get them off u can take the screws out and then pull out at the bottom of the panel and then pull up to remove it

ahfrederick · 07-23-2006, 11:15 PM

I've done the front two speakers and taking those two buttons out wasn't a problem. Just use a thin "ice pick" tool. If you can not get your hands on one then I guess a paper clip will do the trick. Hopefully that helped, good luck with the project.

briguy · 07-31-2006, 07:19 PM

Put the new switch yesterday. Works like a charm. Thanks for the help on getting the buttons out. I wasnt sure how exactly to get them out but you guys info did the trick. Thanks again

ahfrederick · 08-01-2006, 04:17 AM

NP! Glad to see that you got the job done YOURSELF!